2020
Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience
Krystal JH, Alvarado J, Ball SA, Fortunati FG, Hu M, Ivy ME, Kapo J, Olson KD, Rohrbaugh RM, Sinha R, Tebes JK, Vender RJ, Yonkers KA, Mayes LC. Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience. General Hospital Psychiatry 2020, 68: 12-18. PMID: 33254081, PMCID: PMC7680059, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients
Serowik KL, Yonkers KA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Forray A, Zimbrean P, Martino S. Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 668-675. PMID: 33111239, PMCID: PMC7947066, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06319-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersMedical inpatientsPatient characteristicsMedical recordsGeneral medical inpatient unitsPatient self-report questionnairesGeneral medical inpatientsMedical inpatient unitsOpioid use disorderDrug use disordersNicotine use disorderPatients' medical recordsCannabis use disorderLarge teaching hospitalAlcohol use disorderDetection rateCocaine use disorderWhite patientsBlack patientsFemale patientsHispanic patientsFormal screeningInpatient providersTeaching hospitalCost and cost-effectiveness of three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing for substance misuse on medical inpatient units
Olmstead TA, Yonkers KA, Forray A, Zimbrean P, Gilstad-Hayden K, Martino S. Cost and cost-effectiveness of three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing for substance misuse on medical inpatient units. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 214: 108156. PMID: 32659637, PMCID: PMC7448551, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisordered Eating Among Trans-Masculine Youth: Considerations Through a Developmental Lens
Kamody RC, Yonkers K, Pluhar EI, Olezeski CL. Disordered Eating Among Trans-Masculine Youth: Considerations Through a Developmental Lens. LGBT Health 2020, 7: 170-173. PMID: 32380892, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Stigma to Validation: A Qualitative Assessment of a Novel National Program to Improve Retention of Physician-Scientists with Caregiving Responsibilities
Jones RD, Miller J, Vitous CA, Krenz C, Brady KT, Brown AJ, Daumit GL, Drake AF, Fraser VJ, Hartmann KE, Hochman JS, Girdler S, Kalet AL, Libby AM, Mangurian C, Regensteiner JG, Yonkers K, Jagsi R. From Stigma to Validation: A Qualitative Assessment of a Novel National Program to Improve Retention of Physician-Scientists with Caregiving Responsibilities. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 1547-1558. PMID: 32286931, PMCID: PMC7864110, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.7999.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Most Valuable Resource Is Time: Insights From a Novel National Program to Improve Retention of Physician-Scientists With Caregiving Responsibilities.
Jones RD, Miller J, Vitous CA, Krenz C, Brady KT, Brown AJ, Daumit GL, Drake AF, Fraser VJ, Hartmann KE, Hochman JS, Girdler S, Libby AM, Mangurian C, Regensteiner JG, Yonkers K, Jagsi R. The Most Valuable Resource Is Time: Insights From a Novel National Program to Improve Retention of Physician-Scientists With Caregiving Responsibilities. Academic Medicine 2019, 94: 1746-1756. PMID: 31348060, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Martino S, Zimbrean P, Forray A, Kaufman JS, Desan PH, Olmstead TA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Gueorguieva R, Yonkers KA. Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2520-2529. PMID: 31468342, PMCID: PMC6848470, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05257-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsultation-liaison serviceSubstance misuseMotivational interviewMedical inpatientsGeneral medical inpatient servicesMedical inpatient servicesGeneral medical inpatientsStudy-eligible patientsMedical inpatient unitsAcute care hospitalsMain MeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical education workshopSecondary outcomesCare hospitalControlled TrialsEffective implementation strategiesMeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical HospitalInpatient unitInpatient servicesMedical ordersPatientsPatients' statementsMotivational interviewingInpatients
2005
Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Recovery and Recurrence in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder: A 12-Year Prospective Study
Bruce SE, Yonkers KA, Otto MW, Eisen JL, Weisberg RB, Pagano M, Shea MT, Keller MB. Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Recovery and Recurrence in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder: A 12-Year Prospective Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 1179-1187. PMID: 15930067, PMCID: PMC3272761, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.6.1179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid psychiatric disordersClinical courseAnxiety disordersPanic disorderPsychiatric disordersHarvard/Brown Anxiety Disorders Research ProgramLong-term clinical courseProportional hazards regression analysisOverall clinical courseChronic clinical courseHazards regression analysisSocial phobiaComorbid psychiatric conditionsStandard survival analysis methodsGeneralized anxiety disorderLikelihood of recoveryChronic courseProspective studyMulticenter studyPsychiatric comorbidityRisk ratioMajor depressionRecurrencePsychiatric predictorsSurvival analysis
2003
Chronicity, relapse, and illness—course of panic disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder: Findings in men and women from 8 years of follow‐up
Yonkers KA, Bruce SE, Dyck IR, Keller MB. Chronicity, relapse, and illness—course of panic disorder, social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder: Findings in men and women from 8 years of follow‐up. Depression And Anxiety 2003, 17: 173-179. PMID: 12768651, DOI: 10.1002/da.10106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarvard/Brown Anxiety Research ProgramClinical courseRelapse rateUncomplicated panic disorderPanic disorderAnxiety disordersRelapse eventsSex differencesSocial phobiaCumulative remission rateMajority of menFrequent remissionsRemission ratePrognostic implicationsChronic illnessRelapse statusRemissionYears of observationPatientsEnduring illnessSame cohortSignificant sex differencesMonth intervalsIllnessObservation period
2001
An Eight-Year Longitudinal Comparison of Clinical Course and Characteristics of Social Phobia Among Men and Women
Yonkers KA, Dyck IR, Keller MB. An Eight-Year Longitudinal Comparison of Clinical Course and Characteristics of Social Phobia Among Men and Women. Psychiatric Services 2001, 52: 637-643. PMID: 11331798, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.5.637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityHarvard/Brown Anxiety Research ProgramSuicide attemptsSocial phobiaComorbid substance use disorderPoorer baseline functioningLower Global AssessmentPercent of menPercent of womenSubstance use disordersPotential sex differencesComplete remissionRemission rateClinical courseChronic courseEight-year study periodChronic disordersHigh prevalenceObservational studyFunctioning scoresUse disordersBaseline functioningConcurrent agoraphobiaGreater chronicityGlobal assessment